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MongoDB: Information Exposure (CVE-2016-6494)

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MongoDB: Information Exposure (CVE-2016-6494)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/03/2016
Created
11/13/2019
Added
10/31/2019
Modified
03/07/2024

Description

The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Solution(s)

  • mongodb-upgrade-3_0_15
  • mongodb-upgrade-3_2_14
  • mongodb-upgrade-3_3_14

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